Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers Post-Match Thread

[citizenDJ]

Pathetic. How this tit has even got this job, let alone managed to stay in it, is absolutely beyond me.

0-0 at half-time and outwitted by Owen Coyle. Owen Coyle. I genuinely cannot think of a single strength of McLeish. Not one.

[Monty]

For the first time this season, I thought we were a bit unlucky to lose that. The problem is, we're in the shit because of all the other times we weren't unlucky - just shit.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

Keep trying to type something.... but cannot put anything down so - boooooooo!

[dutchvilla]

I only saw the second half. I realise they were better in the first half, but what I saw was devoid of passion, commitment, creativity, tactical nous and even fairly basic competence.

West Brom will be lining up to hammer us this weekend. Other teams will get points off Spurs, but you can't see us doing so. A team of kids, playing like kids, with not a leader in sight among the senior pros.

[Fergal]

The manager should have been sacked months ago.  I am trying really hard not to start calling him and randy names, in line with the forum rules but fuck me they both deserve any shit that comes their way.
FUCK off AM
FUCK off Randy

[richard moore]

Disappointing but we need to focus on the positives. Didn't deserve to lose and have three cup finals to end the season.

There are no positives and we are going down I'm afraid. Three straight losses to the end of the season and that is it. Lots of games I can get to next season though a shame they won't include Southampton, Reading and Pompey

[Boz]

Disappointing but we need to focus on the positives. Didn't deserve to lose and have three cup finals to end the season.

But  we did and it's hard to see us winning any of the remaining matches.

[Goldie.7]

There have been matches when we've had dreadful performances but got a good result - this was the exactly opposite.

When. This season?

[Rigadon]

There have been matches when we've had dreadful performances but got a good result - this was the exactly opposite.

Thought we played 'well' first half but were largely very, very ordinary second half.  The tactical genius of bringing on the big fella left us scratching our collective head.  Pretty poor defending led to both of there goals and we ran out of ideas.

I'd say we look the archetypal relegation team.  We leak silly goals, look blunt in attack and have no luck. 

If we stay up, and I'd say that's an increasingly big if, it will be far, far to close for comfort. 

[eastie]

what a shambolic mess lerner has made of this club- lerner, faulkner and mcleish have destroyed aston villa and should hang  their heads in shame!

[eamonn]

There have been matches when we've had dreadful performances but got a good result - this was the exactly opposite.

Not this season really. We were unlucky tonight but go to pieces twice in a minute and you can end-up shafted. We rarely score more than once in a game and once we went down we were clueless in responding.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

Disappointing but we need to focus on the positives. Didn't deserve to lose and have three cup finals to end the season.

That's more like it, good on you.

[paulcomben]

McLeish has matched Billy McNeill as the worst manager anyone could never imagine.

[Macho Man Randy Savage]

The situation we are in is really quite staggering.

[preston28]

Ladies and gentleman, today is the day that the trapdoor starts to creak open. 

The sad thing is that other than a deluded Yank and a handful of his over-promoted acolytes, there are plenty of us who could see this panning out from the very moment they appointed Mcleish. 

How to fuck up a club in two easy seasons. 

But No! Mr. Faulkner told us European qualification was a realistic aim this season. This must be a dream..........